Adam La Caze
The University of Queensland
AI is a field focused on developing systems that simulate human or ideal rationality as assessed against the process or outcome of thinking
(Bringsjord and Govindarajulu 2024; Russell and Norvig 2022)
AI, artificial intelligence is functioning as a marketing term
AI is neither artificial nor intelligent
There are social, political and commercial factors influencing the development of AI and the discussions we have about it
Led by the Department of Commerce (DOC) through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), revise the NIST AI Risk Management Framework to eliminate references to misinformation, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and climate change
(Executive Office of the President of the United States 2025, 4)
Gartner’s Hype Cycle
How can we determine that specific AI tools/approaches work?
How do we ensure implementation of AI in health such that the benefits outweigh the harms for as many populations as possible?
If we are asked to find the probability holding for an individual future event, we must first incorporate the case in a suitable reference class. An individual thing or event may be incorporated in many reference classes, from which different probabilities will result. This ambiguity has been called the problem of the reference class.
Reichenbach (1949)
A learning algorithm that performs well on some kinds of problems must perform worse on others; averaged over all possible data-generating functions, every learning algorithm has exactly the same expected performance.
Recognise we are in a hype-cycle in relation to AI
Develop critical appraisal skills in relation to the implementation of AI tools in practice
Participate in discussions regarding what we value in relation to healthcare and technological progress in healthcare